Mr. Omera and passengers in Rauch & Lang electric automobile, 1911 Electric Suburbaning Contest
Description:
View of Mr. Omera and two women in Rauch & Lang electric car during the 1911 Electric Suburbaning Contest on Long Island, New York. Another car follows closely behind. Sponsored by the Electric Automobile Dealers' Association of New York City, the contest highlighted the advantages of the electric car for suburban use. Stamped on back: "Spooner & Wells, Inc., photographers, telephones 3472-3473 Columbus, 1931 Broadway, New York." Handwritten on back: "Mr. Omera. Tours--Electric Suburbaning Contest, 1911."